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Arata, Luis,
Cronin, Karen,
Farrell, Patrick,
Swanson Heavy Moving Company,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Sculpture
Harmony
and Peace, (sculpture).
Artist:
Arata, Luis, sculptor.
Cronin, Karen, painter.
Farrell, Patrick, welder.
Swanson Heavy Moving Company, fabricator.
Title:
Harmony
and Peace, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985. Dedicated Aug. 27, 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 13 ft. x 9 x 4 1/2 ft.: Base: approx. 1 1/2 x 2 x 2 ft. (4,400 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract fan-like sculpture painted bright red-orange. Four pieces stand up and decrease in size as they fan out to one side. They intersect with another set of four pieces that fan out in the opposite direction. The sculpture rests on a short base covered with plantings.
Subject:
Abstract
--
Geometric
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Harmony
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Wisconsin
--
La Crosse
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Viterbo College, 815 South 9th Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
Located Viterbo College, 9th & Mississippi Streets, near entrance to Fine Arts Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The sculpture was financed by La Crosse industrialist Charles Gelatt. The sculpture was assembled at Swanson Heavy Moving Company in La Crosse. Patrick Farrell of La Crescent, Minnesota, a welder with Swanson's, welded the sculpture. Karen Cronin of Stoddard, Wisconsin spray-painted the sculpture. IAS files contain a related article from the La Crosse Tribune (Wisconsin), Aug. 27, 1985, pg. 9; and Viterb Strides, Fall 1988.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
La Crosse Tribune (Wisconsin), Aug. 27, 1985, pg. 9.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS WI000348
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000348
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